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#08C5EA

#08c5ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08c5ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 77.25% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.58% cyan, 15.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 189.82°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.67.

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Relative luminance0.4592

Complementary

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #ea2d08

Split complementary

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #ea0854
  3. #ea9e08

Analogous

  1. #08ea9e
  2. #08c5ea
  3. #0854ea

Triadic

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #ea08c5
  3. #c5ea08

Tetradic

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #2d08ea
  3. #ea2d08
  4. #c5ea08

Square

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #9e08ea
  3. #ea2d08
  4. #54ea08

Monochromatic

  1. #034856
  2. #0587a0
  3. #08c5ea
  4. #46dbf9
  5. #90eafb

Shades

#08c5ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #07b1d3
  3. #069ebb
  4. #068aa4
  5. #05768c
  6. #046375
  7. #034f5e
  8. #023b46
  9. #02272f
  10. #011417
  11. #000000

Tints

#08c5ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #21cbec
  3. #39d1ee
  4. #52d6f0
  5. #6bdcf2
  6. #84e2f5
  7. #9ce8f7
  8. #b5eef9
  9. #cef3fb
  10. #e6f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08c5ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08c5ea
  2. #14bedf
  3. #20b7d5
  4. #2cb0ca
  5. #38a9c0
  6. #44a3b5
  7. #509caa
  8. #5c95a0
  9. #688e95
  10. #74878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fbbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbfec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93acea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ac1eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75b7ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08c5ea {
  color: #08c5ea;
}
Background
.bg-08c5ea {
  background-color: #08c5ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08c5ea {
  border: 2px solid #08c5ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08c5ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 197 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08c5ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08c5ea, #0854ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08c5ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 197 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.40 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.46 #f73a15 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08c5ea  rgb(8, 197, 234)  hsl(190, 93%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea2d08  rgb(234, 45, 8)  hsl(10, 93%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#ea08c5  rgb(234, 8, 197)  hsl(310, 93%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#c5ea08  rgb(197, 234, 8)  hsl(70, 93%, 47%)  Pear